site.btaFewer Waterbirds in Bulgaria in 2025 Compared to 2024, 49th Midwinter Census Shows

The 49th wintering waterbird census in Bulgaria (January 16-19) was conducted. Within 4 days, a total of 43 teams of experts and volunteers from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB), the Executive Environment Agency (EEA), Green Balkans, the Regional Inspectorates for Environment and Water (RIEW), the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, hunting associations and representatives of other NGOs, managed to walk around and collect data on wintering birds in over 300 wetlands in Bulgaria.